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How To Find a Good Lawyer?
The 3 best ways to find the right lawyer for you are as follows... Approach No. 1- Personal Referrals From Qualified Sources
First of all, keep in mind that the right personal injury attorney for you is someone who not only can provide you with the right answers to all the nine questions found later in this report, but is also someone you are comfortable with and can trust. If the attorney has made a good first impression with you and is qualified to represent you based upon his answers to these questions, chances are he or she will also make a good first impression to the other side (insurance companies and defense attorneys) and if necessary, also to a judge and jury. But how do you find this attorney? What resources are available?
The first thing we recommend that you do is look for an attorney who is recognized as being one of the "experts" in your town or area. Someone who meets all of the above qualifications and then some.
If you have friends or family who you respect and who were very satisfied with experiences they had with a personal injury attorney, you may want to start there. If you know a good lawyer who handles other types of legal matters (for example, estate planning or criminal defense), ask him or her for the names and numbers of the top 2 or 3 personal injury lawyers in town. Good lawyers know who they would hire if they needed the "best" personal injury lawyer in their area and most lawyers would be happy to share these names with you.
Friends at work and even company supervisors or executives may also be able to provide you with one or more names. Personal referrals are a great way to go. We have an excellent database with the names of highly rated personal injury attorneys across the country. Feel free to contact us if you would like a couple of names of attorneys to interview and direct your nine questions to.
Approach No. 2- Martindale-Hubbell and AAJ
If you are unable to get a personal referral from a trusted friend or professional acquaintance, go to the Martindale-Hubbell (www.martindale.com) or American Association for Justice (www.atla.org) web sites and do a search for an "AV" rated personal injury or wrongful death attorney in your area. As mentioned below, an "AV" rating is a good indicator of the lawyer's ability, reputation and ethics. It identifies a lawyer and firm as having (1) very high to preeminent legal ability and (2) the highest level of expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence. It's also a good idea to look for a lawyer who is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. For over 90 years, the Bar Register has been a unique guide to the legal community's most eminent professionals. It includes only those select law practices that have (1) earned the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and (2) have been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field
Approach No. 3- Contact Your Local Attorney Organization (Bar)
Another good way to find the perfect lawyer for you is to contact your local bar association (your local lawyer organization) and ask them for the names and numbers of the past two presidents of that organization. Next, contact the law offices of these individuals and ask the question, "Who would you hire to represent your family in a personal injury case?" You probably will not be able to speak with the attorney directly but his or her secretary may be able to share the names and numbers of outstanding personal injury lawyers with you who practice in your home town.
We hope you found the above information helpful. Please feel free to give us a call for more information and to find out additional questions and things you should know about when it comes to locating and interviewing an attorney. You may also want to read our free special report entitled, "How to Find, Interview and Hire the Right Attorney- Nine things you need to know BEFORE meeting with an attorney and BEFORE talking to an insurance company" Click here to read this report right now...
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